You're Gonna Love It Tuesday!

Happy Happy Party Day!  Kim & I are always so thrilled to have you party with us! We spend all week messaging each other "Did you see this?" "OMG!  Don't you love this?" We both agree, we have the best party linkers EVER and we thank you so much for choosing to party down with us!

Speaking of Party!  Let's do just that and let's start with the

Features of the Week!

We had a tie for the most viewed last week. First up, Suzan took us on a tour of homes for her I WANNA Live There Wednesday post.

An then Madame Deals gave us the DIY 411 on how to create our own Boo Marquee Sign!

My favorite link of the week from That Recipe touted the trifecta of foods in my world, Pumpkin, Gnocchi & Bacon

Oh!My!Yum! 

If you have been featured here, or over at Kim's blog (she has a different Pick of the Week so go check it out...was it you?) make sure to grab an I've Been Featured button here.

Now, are you ready to party??

Here are the rules:

Feel free to link up anything you have created.

Recipes, decor, crafts, written or photographed.

Anything you are so proud of you just gotta share it with others.

I will reserve the option of deleting any post that I do not feel fits the

theme of my blog.

You can follow Kim & me on social media, but it NOT required. (We want you to follow us because you want to, not because you have to.)

Kathe: Facebook / Twitter / Pinterest / Instagram / Google+

Kim: Facebook / Twitter / Pinterest / Instagram / Google+

We would love it if you would link back in some way so that others come and party with us.

Either grab the the party button or add my blog link to your blog party page. 

Again, it is not a requirement.

We do ask that you do not link up Giveaways, Etsy Shops or anything for sale. Save those posts for the first Tuesday of the month when, Anything Goes!

We will reserve the option of deleting any post the we do not feel fits the theme of our blogs.

*By linking up your post, you are giving Kathe With An E and/ or The Kim Six Fix permission to use your photos as a feature on their blogs and other social media outlets.

**Please remember, this is a party.  After you have linked up, mingle around and visit some of the other party guests**

Now, show us what you've got this week!

An InLinkz Link-up

Devilishly Sweet Hillshire Farm Lit'l Smokies Recipe

This post was sponsored by Hillshire Brands™. As always all opinions are my own.
One of my favorites things about Fall is the gathering of friends and families. Whether it be to watch football games with the neighbors (Go Broncos) or a holiday dinner with Mr. B's mom, brother, nephew & niece. Fall just means fun times and food! If you are attending a party, throwing one of your own or, just need a something simple to snack on, these Devishly Sweet Lit'l Smokies fit the bill!

This post is sponsored by Mom It Forward and when I was asked to create a recipe using a product from the Hillshire Brands lineup and picked up at my favorite Safeway store, I knew exactly what I wanted to use as my main ingredient. 

#BringHillshireHome! The cute Lit'l Smokies make the best protein filled base of the perfect party food!

I am also thrilled to be sharing the J4U (Just 4 U) program with you. I signed up as soon as we moved into our new home and I made Safeway MY go-to store for groceries every week. It’s super simple and after a quick visit to the Safeway website, once you sign up, you can link your Safeway Club Card up with coupons and personalized deals that fit your grocery list.

A couple of times a week they email me updates letting me know new deals have been added so I can go and digitally clip the Just for U coupon to my Safeway Club card. Another easy peasy way for me to save money on our grocery bill! And, bonus, this week there are several coupons for Hillshire Farm products so, I can make a snack and be happy knowing I saved a bit doing so!

Let's get snackin'!

Devilishly Sweet Lit'l Smokies
Adapted from BBC Good Food

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 package Hillshire Farm Lit'l Smokies Smoke Sausage
1/4 cup honey (I used local but any type works fine)
1/4 cup Dijon Mustard
katsup and mustard, to serve

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour the oil into a foil lined baking sheet and heat in the oven 3-4 minutes. Place the sausages onto the baking sheet and toss lightly in the hot oil.  Spread so that the sausages are not crowded together.

Bake 20-25 minutes or until browned and cooked through, turning once halfway through the cooking process.  Drain the sausages on paper towel and drain the oil from the baking sheet. Blend the honey and the Dijon mustard together in a medium bowl.  Add the sausages to the bowl and mix to coat them well.  Return the sausages to the baking sheet and return to the oven for 5 minutes. Serve hot or warm with katsup and mustard on the side for dipping.

The recipe can easily be doubled for larger parties.

Sweet lit'l sausages with just enough devilish kick to keep you coming back for more! Admit it, you want to grab a few right off your screen right now don't you? 

This post was sponsored by Hillshire Brands™. As always all opinions are my own.

If you like this recipe, here are some links to other Hillshire Farm yumminess for you to try:

Pretzel Wrapped Lit'l Smokies

Mummy Dogs

Pesto Alfredo Tortellini Smoked Sausage

Ditalini Sausage Soup

Chicken Sausage Skillet With Veggies

Kielbasa With Apples, Potatoes & Peppers

Smoked Sausage Penne Pasta
Sausage Breakfast Burrito

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It's Time For You're Gonna Love It Tuesday!

Oy!  I don't know if I am behind or ahead!  I totally thought that Halloween was THIS week!  Talk about freaking out!  We haven't decided how much or want kind of candy we will hand out and I was starting to hyperventilate just thinking that the end of October was HERE!  ....Then, I looked at the calendar...um...Hi...yeah it's still 2 weeks away...Geez!  Does this ever happen to you?  Just me?? I'm thinking I need some time off LOL!  Now that THAT crisis has been averted, for at least a week, let's get this week's party a rockin'!

Time For Last Week's Features

The most viewed link was from Living Chic on the Cheap with her Toilet Paper Pumpkins.

So stickin' cute and easy enough for even me to make!

Sometimes you see a photo and a recipe and you are transformed back in time.

That is what happened when I saw this recipe for Golumpki,  aka Stuffed Cabbage, from Platter Talk, just like my mother made and will be made by me soon!

If you have been featured here, or over at Kim's blog (she has a different Pick of the Week so go check it out...was it you?) make sure to grab an I've Been Featured button here.

(Before you link up, be sure to click here to enter the latest giveaway that ends this week!)

Are you ready to party??

Here are the rules:

Feel free to link up anything you have created.

Recipes, decor, crafts, written or photographed.

Anything you are so proud of you just gotta share it with others.

I will reserve the option of deleting any post that I do not feel fits the

theme of my blog.

You can follow Kim & me on social media, but it NOT required. (We want you to follow us because you want to, not because you have to.)

Kathe: Facebook / Twitter / Pinterest / Instagram / Google+

Kim: Facebook / Twitter / Pinterest / Instagram / Google+

We would love it if you would link back in some way so that others come and party with us.

Either grab the the party button or add my blog link to your blog party page. 

Again, it is not a requirement.

We do ask that you do not link up Giveaways, Etsy Shops or anything for sale. Save those posts for the first Tuesday of the month when, Anything Goes!

We will reserve the option of deleting any post the we do not feel fits the theme of our blogs.

*By linking up your post, you are giving Kathe With An E and/ or The Kim Six Fix permission to use your photos as a feature on their blogs and other social media outlets.

**Please remember, this is a party.  After you have linked up, mingle around and visit some of the other party guests**

Now, show us what you've got this week!

An InLinkz Link-up

Halloween Buffet Decor

Boo! Ha!  Did I scare you?  Halloween is only days away and I have one last post to share with my Halloween buffet decor.

Since I went all out for Griselda's Birthday Table I decided to keep the buffet a bit less busy.

I think the purple glittered skull sits very nicely atop some thrift store books.

A black crow is perched on the lamp shade, keeping on eye on all of the creepiness in the room. (Edited to add:  Some of you have commented on the lamp shades.  They are from Walmart several years ago and were $9.99 each. Last I looked, they still have them in stock, but I am unsure of the current price.)

While a traditional skull and a thrift store pumpkin pail filled with black roses for hair anchor the other end of the buffet.

I filled my pallet wood centerpiece with spider web material and invited some of Griselda's "pets" to camp out there on not on the dining table!

The large glittered owl from World Market fits perfectly on the mirror. Gotta love command strips!

We have been so lucky with nice weather this Fall!  It appears that the trick or treaters will NOT have to wear parkas over their costumes!  

Happy Halloween!

Like what you see? 

Well then, follow me by email and never miss a new post

Click here to see where I may be partying this week. 

AND

Don't forget to come by on Tuesday's

for the link party.

Orange Scream Cranberry Orange Frozen Fruit Treat Recipe

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of TruMoo for SocialSpark. 

All opinions are 100% mine.

Even though it is the middle of October and Fall is in full swing, I can't seem to resist a cool fruity treat every now and then.  Nothing says Fall quite like cranberries so I decided to create a recipe using that tart little bit of goodness and mix it up with some other fruity flavors.  Plus, it's orange so, kinda perfect for a Halloween get together too! You won't believe how easy it is! And the main ingredient is a tasty milk product by TruMoo!

I used TruMoo Limited Edition Orange Scream milk to make it healthier for us. TruMoo Orange Scream is a wholesome, low-fat white milk by the makers of the classic TruMoo chocolate milk. It doesn’t contain any of artificial growth hormones or high fructose corn syrup so you can feel good about serving it.

And while it is pretty darn tasty on it's own, it added just the flavor and creamy texture I was looking for in my recipe.

Orange Scream Cranberry Orange Frozen Fruit Treat 

1 Cup fresh cranberries

2 Cups water

1/2 orange, peeled and diced

2 Cups TruMoo Limited Edition Orange Scream milk

You will need 6 small snack cups or popsicle maker & craft sticks aka tongue depressors.

Place the cranberries into a saucepan with the water. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to simmer. Simmer until the cranberries are soft and have popped. Drain and let cool.  

Once the cranberries are cool mix all the ingredients and pour into cups or a popsicle maker. 

If using cups and sticks, place into freezer for about an hour and then put the sticks in.  Freeze for several hours more and then, enjoy!

If you like this recipe, be sure to visit their website for more delicious TruMoo Halloween recipes. And, follow TruMoo on Facebook and Pinterest so you'll always know what delicious things are happening at TruMoo.

Griselda's Birthday Tablescape

This post is sponsored by World Market on behalf of their Halloween Book of Life Sweepstakes. All opinions are always my own.

You may remember a few years back, I hosted my witchy friend, Griselda's, Birthday party. I was kind of hoping with the move that Griselda would not be able to find me and we would have a quiet Halloween this year.  Oh she is a crafty one!  It took her a year but she gazed into her crystal ball and located our new home.  She cast a spell upon me and I found myself, once again, celebrating her birthday.  Luckily, her ghoulfriends were unable to attend on such short notice and it was a relatively peaceful affair.

I stuck to her favorite colors, orange and black, and was able to set a pretty festive table to celebrate her 2,042nd birthday.

She once again brought along some of her "pets".  Max found a safe spot so as not to have to "play" with them!  That rat of hers is the worse for biting his short tail!

While in my trance I headed over to World Market to purchase some of the decor.  World Market is all decked out for Halloween and I was able to dress the table just as Griselda likes it.  A bit of elegant with some creepiness thrown in.

The pumpkin bakers and the placemats fit perfectly with the dishes and china I had on hand.  Griselda thought the black rose on the salad plates was so beautiful. 

She said the flatware looked like shiny bones!  Um...not what I was going for but I played along so as not to be turned into a toad or something worse!

She fell in love with the Spellbook treat jar from World Market. She said she would be filling it with her favorite snakeskin candies. Sounds yummy!

(Shiver) Her furry spider, Henry, brought along his big webbed egg full of, what he called, "future babies". Ugh!  

Griselda asked to take the name your poison tumblers home with her. Something about entertaining some former boyfriends...I didn't ask!

I thought I was pretty creative in taking the napkins and forming them into witches hats!  Griselda thought they were cute too.

She said that the candle holders really suited her. 

I think the old gal even cracked a smile!

Even though she had me under her spell, I was able to craft a table ghoulishly suited for her birthday. In fact, as she left, she said she couldn't wait to see what I come up with next year!  I need to tell Mr. B that we are moving again...

Speaking of World Market, to celebrate the movie, The Book of Life, they are giving YOU the chance to win a trip to the Riviera Maya and free movies for a year!!  The movie is based on the cultural celebration of “Dia de los Muertos” (a day of remembering the memories of lost loved ones)

It stars the voices of Channing Tatum (sigh!), Zoe Saldana, Diego Luna, Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin, Directed by Jorge Gutierrez (El Tigre, Mad TV) and produced by Guillermo Del Toro (Puss in Boots, Kung Fu Panda, Pan’s Labyrith)

It is an animated movie of a Romeo and Juliet-inspired love story set during a Day of the Dead celebration: Manolo (Channing) is a young matador who wants to shed the expectations of his family to follow his dreams of being a musician and his best friend, Joaquin (Diego), is the successful pride of the town. They compete for the heart of Maria (Zoe). In order to win Maria’s heart and save her life, Manolo must face his greatest fears and follow his heart to rewrite his destiny.

The Grand prize is a 5 day/ 6 night stay at Grand Riviera Maya, free movies for a year, a $1,000World Market gift card and Book of Life merchandise.  

Three first prize winners will win a $50 World Market gift card.  You can enter the sweepstakes here.  The sweepstakes ends on Oct. 24, 2014!  And be sure to check out all of the Book of Life collection World Market has in store and online here.